St-Petersburg: Pushkin (Park and Palace with Amber room)

In the glorious city of St. Petersburg are wonderful suburbs rich in interesting history and beautiful architecture. One of them - the town of Pushkin (Earlier Tsarskoye Selo, before 1918) is located 20 kilometers south of the northern capital.

The city has a rich history, which you will learn during a tour of Catherine Palace, the park, as well as the famous Lyceum, where he studied Russian.

Catherine Palace - blinding beauty structure (foundation in 1717, the architectural style Baroque). It is in this palace, the world-famous "Amber Room", which the King of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm I presented to Peter I. The palace was founded by Empress Catherine I, but in that moment it looked slightly different. In 1743, on ascending to the throne, Elizabeth ordered the architects to finish the palace and make changes. It is thanks to this restructuring, we are now able to watch the stunning beauty of the Catherine Palace.

Catherine park

Catherine Park - an integral part of the tour, because it is precisely in the Catherine Palace. This park has two parts: regular Old garden and landscape English park. Very nice park, with elegant sculptures, interesting buildings and attractive landscaping.